Glider

N520BM

1991 Homebuilt Ventus C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1991
Serial
520
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Austin, TX
Registration record

N520BM on the FAA register

Type
1991 Homebuilt Ventus C
Serial
520
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Austin, TX
Certificate issued
2013-11-20
Airworthiness date
1991-08-22
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A68913
Mode S (octal)
51504423
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-11-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N520BM.
  • 1991-08-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
Overview

About N520BM

N520BM is a 1991 Homebuilt Ventus C, serial number 520. It is registered to an individual in Austin, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 20, 2013 and expires on November 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated August 22, 1991.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N520BM.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N520BM.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.